Safety milk-bottle and mail receptacle.



Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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SAFETY MILK BOTTLE AND MAIL RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22,1916.

S. SALA.

SAFETY MILK BOTTLE AND MAIL RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATlON FILED JUNE 22; l9lfi- I D Patented Mar. (w, 1917.

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STANISLAW SALA, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SAFETY MILK-BOTTLE AND MAIL RECEPTAGLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 22, 1916. Serial No. 105,164.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANISLAW SALA, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SafetyMilk-Bottle and Mail Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in safetymilk bottle and mail receptacles.

The primary object of the invention is the provision ofa.receptacle-adapted for the reception of different forms of mail matteras well as packages such as milk bottles, all of the goods beingsecurely retained against extraction from outside of the buildingalthough readily released from a point within the building.

A further object is to provide a mail box having mail receiving slidemembers automatically locked against withdrawal when closed andsimultaneously releasable, one of the said slide members having aconstantly open mail receiving slot therein.

The invention contemplates a casing having separate fiat mail andpackage mail receiving slides arranged for movements in planesperpendicularly arranged, separate ejecting means being providedtherefor as well as simultaneous releasing means, the device also havinga closable bottle receiving compartment, the releasing means thereofbeing adjacent the releasing means for the mail slides both of which areoperable from a point within a building or wall upon the exterior ofwhich the device is mounted.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and thenclaimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof with a portion of the rear plateremoved. I

Figs. 3 and 4 are transversesectional views taken upon lines III-III andIVIV respectively, of Fig. 5. I

Fig. 5 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view through thedevice.

Patented Mar. 6,1917.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fiat mail i receiving slidedetached.

Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective views of the locking levers for the milkbottle holder.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of one of the locking levers for the mailreceiving slides.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a portion of the package mailreceptacle, and,

Fig. 11 is a perspective View of one of the releasing means of thedevice.

The invention broadly consists'of a substantially rectangular casing 10adapted to be permanently secured toa wall 11 such as a house wall witha back plate 12 of the casing flatly positioned thereagainst, the saidcasing having a forwardly arranged milk bottle receiving compartment 13and a chamber 11 positioned rearwardly thereof for" receiving acomparatively flat slide 15 adapted for the reception of flatmailmatter, a slide or drawer 16 being arranged within a bottom chamber17 of the casing and-adapted for the reception of mail packages.

The top or roof 18' of the. casing 10 is forwardly sloping, the chamber14 being open at its top as at 19 for the reception of the said flatslide 15 which latter has a narrow mail receiving slot 20 in its upperinclined end 21 which is in the form of a plate adapted to overlie theadjacent portions of the casing top 18. A cut-away portion or openwindow 22- is provided in the forward wall 23 of the slide 15 adapted tosubstantially aline with a transparent window 24 arranged in the innerwall 25 of the milk bottle compartment 13 while a swinging door 26 isarranged for closing the forward side of the compartment 13 having aglass window 27 therein, the said door being operable by means of ahandle or knob 28, and a spring 56 being provided to slightly-open thedoor 26 automatically when released.

Locking levers 29 and 30 right angular in form are pivoted at the angleportions 31 thereof beneath the bottom 32 of the compartment 13 andchamber 14 and between the said bottom 32 and a false or intermediatebottom 33 arranged parallel thereto and mid-way between the main bottom32 and the top 34 of the lower chamber 17 of the casing 10. 4

A spring connects the levers 29 and 30 together normally maintainingupright locking lugs 36 upon the free ends of the said levers inwardlypositioned and within the inward path of movement of oppositelypositioned engaging hooks 37 carried upon the inner side of the door '26adjacent the bottom thereof and arranged inwardly of the compartment 13when the door is closed.

The rear portions or arms of the levers 29 and 30 are complementallyformed one of the same having a V-shaped recess 38 for the reception ofthe V-shaped end 39 of the adjacent arm.

A releasing member 40 of the form best illustrated in Fig. 11 isarranged for outwardly moving the lugs 36 against the action ofthespring 35 and consists of a pin 41 slidably arranged through aperforation 42 in the back plate 12 of the casing 10 and having asubstantially cubical head 43 normally engaged by the inner contactingend portions of the arms of the said levers 29 and 30.

It will be understood that when the levers 29 and 30 are normallyarranged as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, a closing of the door 26brings the hooks 37 into engagement with the lugs 36 while an inwardimpulse exerted upon the in 41 from the inner side of the wall 11 e ectsa pivotal movement of the levers 29 and 30 moving the lugs 36 out wardlyas indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings and releasing thelugs 36 from the hooks 37.

Similar levers 44 and 45 are arranged between the false bottom 33 andthe chamber top 24 having angular downwardly extending locking lugs 46within the paths of movement of hooks 47 carried by the front wall 48 ofthe aforementioned slide 16. The levers 44 and 45 are connected togetherby a spring 49 being pivotally mounted similar to the levers 29 and 30and having a releasing means consisting of a pin 50 slidably extendingthrough the casing plate 12 and the wall 11, being provided with a head51 whereby the rear portions of the levers 44 and 45 may be forcedinwardly for releasing the lugs 46 from the hooks 47, it beingunderstood that the spring 49 normally maintains the said lugs 46 intheir locked engagement with the hooks 47. A leaf spring 52 is arrangedupon the rear wall 53 of the slot 16 and engages the casing plate 12 formoving the slide 16 forwardly to its open position when released bymeans of the pin 50. A downwardly extending hook 54 is centrally carriedby the slide 15 freely passing through the compartment bottom 32 and thefalse bottom 33 and engaging beneath the rear arm or portion of thepivoted lever 44. The inward releasing movement of the lever 44disengages the rear arm thereof from the hook 54 allowing a leaf springpositioned beneath the slide 15 to move the latter slightly upwardlythrough the chamber opening 19 in the top of the casing. The door 26 andreceiving slides 15 and 16 are normally in their released openpositions.

The milk vendor may then open the door 26, insert a bbttleof milk withinthe compartment 13, and upon closing the said door the same is retainedin its locked position by means of the lever lugs 36 releasable from theinterior of the house by means of the push pin 41. Packages of mail maybe placed within the bottom slide 16 and the slide then closed whichengages the locking lugs 46 with the hooks 47 thereof for locking theslide in its closed position. Flat mail matter such as letters and cardsare readily positioned within the slide 15 through the top receivingslot 20 thereof and the said slide 15 normally being slightly elevatedresiliently mounted upon the spring 55, the said slide is depressedafter the mail matter has been inserted therein until the hook 54 whichis of resilient material passes downwardly over the adjacent arm of thelever 44 until the said hook rests in locked position therebeneath.While the slot 20 remains constantly open, it would be extremelydifficult to extract mail matter therefrom by reason of its contractedform whileupon inwardly moving the releasing pin 50, the hook 54 isreleased and the spring 55 forces the slide 15 upwardly so that a personmay readily remove the slide 15 entirely from the chamber 14 and readilyremove the mail from the slide through the open window 22 thereof. WVhenthe slide is in its locked position, the presence of mail matter thereinmay be readily determined by looking through the door window 27, thecompartment window 24 and the slide window 22. A receiver for flat mailand mail packages is thus arranged having separate movements inperpendicular directions each being automatically partially projectedupon the operation of the single releasing pin 50.

\Vhile the present form of the device is believed to be preferable, itwill be understood that minor changes may be made if desired. a

What I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described comprising acasing having a chamber therein open at the top of the casing, a mailreceivmg slide removably arranged within the said chamber having acontracted mail receiving slot in the upper end thereof and a mail exitin its forward wall, an ejecting spring for the said slide, andreleasable locking means for the slide.

2. A device of the class described comprising a casing having a chambertherein open at the top of the casing, a mail receiving slide removablyarranged within the said chamber having a contracted mail receiving slotin the upper end thereof and a mail exit in its forward wall, anejecting spring for the said slide, a transparent window in the saidcasing adjacent the said exit, a mail receiving slide arranged in thebottom of the said casing having a path of movement at right angles tothe vertically movable slide, locking means for the said slides, and areleasing means for the said locking means.

3. A mail receptacle comprising a casing having a vertically arrangedchamber therein open at the top of the casing and a bottom chamber openat the front of the casing, mail receiving slides shiftably arrangedwithin the said chambers, interlocking engageable locking levers pivotedWithin the said casing between the said chambers, keepers for the saidlocking levers carried by the said slides, and operating means for thesaid levers whereby the said slides are simultaneously released.

a. A mail receptacle comprising a casing having a vertically arrangedchamber therein open at the top of the casing and a bottom chamber openat the front of the casing, mailreceiving slides shiftably arrangedwithin the said chambers, interlocking engageable locking leversvpivotedWithin the said casing between the said chambers, keepers for the saidlocking levers carried by the said slides, operating means for the saidlevers whereby the said slides are simultaneously released, the saidvertically movable slide having a forward opening therein,

a swinging door provided for the front Wall of the said casing,transparent windows within the said door and adjacent wall of thesaidvertical chamber forwardly of the said slide opening, locking levers forthe said door, and releasing means for the said levers positioned adacent the aforemening visual access to the vertically movable slidethrough the said casing compartment, a closure door for the saidcompartment, retaining means for the said slides and door, and releasingmeans for the said retaining means operable rearwardly of the said cas-%n testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

STANISLAW SALA.

